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Mon, 05 Sep 2011 06:30:12 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=24995#comment-52918Wilt and Mr Russell are no doubt worthy of their praise but…….MJ took the NBA to a level never seen before, he was the face of the league until he really retired. Thanks to tv MJ took the game global and now guys like Kobe can go to China and get an MJ like reception. True without the oldschool guys there would be no MJ, but he did what nobody else could, not to mention Wilt & Bill had sometimes a 1 1/2 to 2 feet height advantage over their opponents, so they should have dominated the lesser talent anyway. with all that said, Scotty didn’t play in that era so he’s only going by what he saw firsthand. I think he got caught up in the moment when he made that statement
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Sat, 27 Aug 2011 14:52:59 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=24995#comment-52603Do you really know anything at all about the career of Wilt Chamberlain other than looking at banal statistic sheets? Absense of knowledge is not a good basis for crowning a victor in anything. Seriously.

HELL, the thing about Wilt that everybody knew was to beat him you had to put him on the free throw line (remember the granny shots he made famous). That included outright tackling him. Handchecking? hahahahaha. Wilt would have thrived in that environment. The only way to beat him in his prime was to foul him. HARD. He may have been the WORST free throw shooter of all time. If not for that, he may well have scored over 150 points in a game. LOL. Even in the “3 to make 2″ era, Wilt threw up more bricks than a stone mason on steroids.

Did you also know the reason he quit college ball at Kansas after his junior year, was because people were tackling him around the waist whenever he touched the ball, taking him to the floor HARD? And the NCAA would do nothing about it. The man took probably the hardest beatings of any player in NCAA and NBA history. (even putting aside, the severely unsightly racial attacks on Kansas players everywhere they went because Chamberlain was “colored”. Folks forget that).

Handchecking? hahahahahha. You can’t be serious….

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Sat, 27 Aug 2011 14:06:47 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=24995#comment-52602Sure; if you go back to the Hank Iba era of the early 50s, which was really a refined half-court game, more akin to tennis than what basketball was soon to become; a full-tilt boogie of full court aggressiveness where “offense begins on defense”. It was a more gentlemenly sport in the early 50s. You trotted back and took a defensive stance, while the offense walked the ball up court. Then, you changed sides…

Not that there is anything wrong with the Xs and Os fundamentals taught by Hank; those still have a place even in today’s game. “Pick and roll” is as old as dirt, actually.

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Sat, 27 Aug 2011 13:38:26 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=24995#comment-52598The year he scored a 100 in a game (1962), he took over 3000 shots for the year for the Philadelphia Warriors (3159 FGA to be exact, but at a .506 FG% rate).

And it wasn’t necessarily a good thing.

Offense may have ruled the league in the 60s, but defense won the titles (Celtics).

And in regards to feeding him the ball around midgets; don’t confuse Wilt with George Mikan. There was much more to his game than just standing under the basket doing the Andre the Giant thing.

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Sat, 27 Aug 2011 13:17:34 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=24995#comment-52597I seriously doubt that. Philadelphia took a lot of heat for allowing Wilt to dominate their offense so one-dimensionally that year (1962) he scored 100 in a game. Most NBA teams from that era would have never allowed such a thing to happen. In fact, in 1963, as the now San Francisco Warriors, they cut Chamberlain’s shot attempts by almost 1000 shots for the year. Wilt soon returned to the “new” Philadelphia 76ers soon after. Nice story though bro.

No defense NBA in the 60s? hahahahaha. Bill Russell would like a few words with you son. Not only did they actively look at destroying offenses (which was the trademark of the Celtics), they even figued out ways to “accidently take out ” loudmouth fans spouting venomous BS from the front rows DURING the games. (as per an interview Russell gave with the Today show after his retirement).

So, in your time travels, a word of advice: DUCK! LOL.

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Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:26:01 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=24995#comment-52595I read an earlier post that compared MJ’s and Wilt’s scoring averages for the 16 years they played. He or she made a valid point about Wilts’s scoring average dropping from over 30 ppg his first 8 years in the league to 20 ppg the next eight. What I’d like to point out is a little publicized fact that Chamberlain suffered a serious knee injury that took some of that freakish athletic ability away. Yes, he was the biggest player of his era, but in terms of sheer dominance, I have to go with the big men: and not necessarily in this order: Wilt, Shaq and yes, Kareem.
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Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:22:28 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=24995#comment-52593You obviously never saw the Big O up close and personal. Oscar could do whatever he needed to do, whenever he needed to do it, and against whomever he needed to do it against. He wasn’t a stat chaser at all (triple-doubles were the last thing on his mind). The Big O was just a flat winner, with a huge heart that never said DIE. A river may run through it, but in his day, the game of basketball ran through Oscar (and not vice versa). The Big O imposed his will on everybody. EVERYBODY. He wouldn’t have been one bit afraid of Jordan. He would have simply broken him down, and taken him, or fallen on his sword trying. And even if he fell once, he would have popped right back up, and gone at him again, at a different angle. That was the Big O.

And Wilt wasn’t always this monster of a man many remember from his Laker days. When he first came up (with the Harlem Globetrotters before the NBA) he was skinny as a rail (Wilt the Stilt. Ever think about that nickname?) Wilt, in those days, was 4000 volts of high reflex, high coil muscle mass that is still unparalleled by anybody else I have ever seen play this game. And many think it was ONLY because he was a 7 foot+ tall freak of nature? Bollocks, his energy level, speed, power, and finesse (other than at the foul line, LOL) were unreal (even if he had been 6’5″, he would have ruled).

Wilt in the late 1950s-early 1960s? I’d put him up against anybody, from any era, and like his chances to come out on top.

But neither the Stilt nor Big O are fair protoypical comparisons to Jordan’s game. Somebody like Dr. J in his ABA days (it’s a shame now he spent his best years in the ABA); thats the better comparison to Jordan’s game (and much of Jordan’s slashing, angular floor game came directly from Dr. J, who cut unparalleled, breath-taking edges on the floor when he first came up. Dr. J bent the rules of gravity FIRST. Jordan followed and expanded on it).

So this whole argument is BS, and an utter waste of time. I love them all really, and nothing ever gonna change that. I know what I saw, and have loved every minute of it when it’s done right.

Ken “The Kid” Griffey grew up in a major league dugout son. His daddy was Ken Griffey, of Cincinnati’s infamous Big Red Machine. The Kid (one of many dugout kids with the Big Red Machine) grew up around a whole slew of future Hall of Famers (both BRMs and visitors). In fact, his Dad’s first year in MLB was Willie “the Say Hey Kid” Mays’ last year (with the New York Mets). The Kid, though young, was around for the summer of 73 during the Say Hey Kid’s (informal) Farewell Tour taking place at National League parks all over America.

NOTE: Ken Griffey, Sr.’s last 2 years in baseball were 1990-1, where he was teamates with his son for the Seattle Mariners. On 9/14/90, father and son hit back to back homers against the Kansas City Royals. Does it get any better than that? Baseball heritage ran deep in that family, what with so much talk about the 75-76 Big Red Machine given some consideration as one of the GOATs (though I personally despise that designation).

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Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:12:26 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=24995#comment-52307Wilt forever and shall be the most dominant player of his era. The thing is, he had no physical match. His combination of size and ability made him IMPOSSIBLE to defend. 7’1″ 275lbs was a rarity in the league.

“Now consider that the bulk of his competition at the center position was significantly smaller than he was. There’s a lot of hoopla surrounding the Wilt Chamberlain versus Bill Russell matchup. Yet, Russell was only listed as 6-9 to 6-10 220lbs. Another Hall of Famer, Dave Cowens, was listed as 6-8 230lbs. Wes Unseld was only listed at about 6-6 to 6-7, and Willis Reed was only 6-9 240lbs. Of course, one could say that Shaquille O’Neal is much larger than most of his opponents, but the fact was, Chamberlain dwarfed everybody, where O’Neal is at least used to frequently facing other seven footers.” (Suite101: Could Wilt Dominate Today’s NBA?, http://www.suite101.com/content/could-wilt-dominate-todays-nba-a19578#ixzz1VmosUKbg)

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Wed, 10 Aug 2011 03:03:17 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=24995#comment-51712Kareem forgot to mention the big O 1 of the most dominant players i ever had the pleasure of seeing in and nba jersey.
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Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:35:34 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=24995#comment-44711MJ not only lead the league in scoring every year he won the title, he also managed to surpass his scoring average in the playoffs and what`s more, he upped it the finals!!!! a true monster!!!!
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Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:24:16 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=24995#comment-44710The ’90s was the toughest era?!? It was the weakest most diluted decade in the NBA. If it wasn’t for MJ the league would’ve went belly up. Name me just ONE top ten team of all time (other than the Bulls) that played in the 90s!
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Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:08:27 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=24995#comment-44707Agreed. I recently pulled out some old videotapes of the Celtic / Lakers Finals in 84 and 85 and watched them. I was blown away at the speed, intensity, and tenaciousness that these players played with. It was as if each player had his entire family held hostage and they would be offed if their team lost the game. It was life or death. As great as MJ was he never had to play in the Finals against teams that competed like these two. The nineties was the weakest decade for the NBA of all the decades. Just look at the teams that the Bulls played in the six Finals they won. Other than the Bulls not one of them will ever be mentioned in the top 10 or even top 20 teams of all time. The only other really great team was the Rockets during their two championships and sadly, MJ and the Bulls never played them for a ring. However, Orlando did beat the Bulls with MJ in the Eastern Conference and that year the Rockets swept Orlando in the Finals.
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Tue, 07 Jun 2011 02:17:16 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=24995#comment-44633Jordan is an all-time gamer with unrivaled WILL to win. LeBron is just a pure athletic freak who could play pos. 1-5 and defend 1-5 if need be. LeBron may not be the best at anything, but he has the most complete skill set of any player in the NBA of the last 20 years, and maybe ever. This still doesn’t mean that he is the best player of all time, just the most complete. I’m sure the statisitcs are available, but I wouldn’t know where to find them- however, the title of greatest scorer of all time title should go to the player with the highest scoring efficiency per 48 minutes played, with the field limited to those who played at least the league average minutes per game for at least the league average career duration.
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Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:59:42 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=24995#comment-44624There´s a feat than Jordan and only Jordan accomplished and it seems to go forever unnoticed. He´s the only player in the history of the NBA to win both the scoring championship (he did it 11 times overall, but most importantly he did it every year his team won the NBA championship), and here is where all comparisons fall short; forget about Kobe, Lebron, Wilt, Kareem, Jerry West, Baylor, Pettit, Nate Archibald, etc,etc,etc, He managed to do it every time he won the championship; and everyone knows that it doesn´t add up., I mean he was the target every year because they knew he had to be stopped, yet they couldn´t!!!! he was truly a man on a mission!!!!
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Sun, 05 Jun 2011 14:13:58 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=24995#comment-44431I have to jump in. Some of the statements and corresponding “likes” for the comments show a large bias against Jordan. I am huge Jordan fan, but like to speakt to facts and ensure the right context is asserted to have a good conversation.

1. I agree that Wilt Chamberlain may have been the most dominant scorer for his first 7 years. He averaged over 35 ppg. However, his career average is exactly the same as Jordan’s. What does this mean…it means Jordan was more consistent over his career in scoring for his team. He kept dominating AFTER his first 7 years vs. Wilt, who dropped almost by an average of 10pts per game after his first 7 years…only dominated because he was tall…once the league caught up…he was good…but not great. We saw the same thing happen to Shaq. Look up Wilt’s stats…this is fact.

2. Ring count matters, but you have to use context. Bill Russel was an awesomen player and leader on the court. But his main contribution was rebounds. He was a tremendous rebounder. That was it…a great rebounder who also helped a great team win championships. He is not and should not be in the discussion for greatest player. It’s almost like saying Rodman should be a part of great player discussion because of the rebounds he pulled down for Chicago. I think this is an over-reach here.

3. As for the Lebron vs. Jordan comparison, just look up their stats at how they both were performing by age 26 in the league. (great article here http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoopmiamiheat/post/_/id/8143/mj-vs-lebron-what-the-stats-say)
Jordan averaged 31 ppg vs. Lebron at 27 ppg in the regular season. In the playoffs, Jordan averaged 32ppg vs. Lebron at 27ppg. I have watched both eras…no comparison for me. Jordan is a greater scorer and player hands down. However, I get that Lebron is a better rebounder. But HE SHOULD BE. He is 6′ 10″. Not taking away from him, just saying he isn’t that great at either. He is good. Jordan at 6′ 6″ was amazing at guarding anyone from guard to shooting forward. He wasn’t as strong as Lebron but his mental toughness was amazing.

4. The argument about 7 teams vs. 30 teams in regular season is ridiculous. I have played competitive ball and playing more skilled players night after night shows mental toughness, athletic skill and acumen, and diverse competitiion that dictates you find different ways to win each night. Playing 30 teams is hands down much more difficult to prepare for mentally and physically. Playing only 7 teams is like playing your big brother every day. You learn their weaknesses and strengths much easier, where you can exploit and defend against over time.

5. Ok. Now let’s talk about when it counts. Wilt averaged 22.5ppg lifetime in the playoffs. Jordan averaged 33.4ppg lifetime. I think Kareem needs to recheck what is means to be a scorer. A great scorer is consistent and wins. That is the context I use. Given they both played 16 seasons…Jordan is the greatest scorer, the greatest player to play the game.

In my opinion, Jordan is the greatest. The statistics prove it.

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Sat, 04 Jun 2011 18:43:31 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=24995#comment-44388Wilt didn’t have the advantage of the 3 pointer either. Baseball has the same problem- years ago when Mickey Mantle, Yogi and Babe Ruth held all the post-season records there was no
league playoff- just a 4-7 game world series- then expansion- leading to watered down ability and drugs leading to false record breaking- and league playoffs being grouped in with World Series records- to me new stats mean nothing- let’s just count rings.
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Sat, 04 Jun 2011 04:07:28 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=24995#comment-44357Kareem played against Wilt and Jordan, he might actually know what he’s talking about. But no I’m sure your opinion is more informed.
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Thu, 02 Jun 2011 23:58:14 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=24995#comment-44145if your discussing the greatest player of all time, the hands down there is only one, his records speak for themselves, he is modest as in the letter he never mentioned himself which in these times, the “me” times. its easy the greatest basketball ever to set foot on a court Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
When Kareem Abdul-Jabbar left the game in 1989 at age 42, no NBA player had ever scored more points, blocked more shots, won more MVP awards, played in more All-Star Games, or logged more seasons. His list of personal and team accomplishments is perhaps the most awesome in league history: Rookie of the Year, member of six NBA championship teams, six-time NBA MVP, two-time NBA Finals MVP, 19-time All-Star, two-time scoring champ, and a member of the NBA 35th and 50th Anniversary All-Time Teams. nuff said…..
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Thu, 02 Jun 2011 01:59:36 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=24995#comment-43979crazy guy, I attempted to read your post twice. I don’t care if a person has perfect grammar or spelling….BUT your post is not effective because a “literate” reader cannot figure out what the flock you are saying !!!
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Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:00:38 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=24995#comment-43938You recalled wrong. Griffey wore #24 in honor of Willie Mays.

Also his dad played baseball when Mays was around. I’m pretty sure Griffey knows all about baseball from that period.

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Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:35:02 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=24995#comment-43915And you can’t overlook Kareem fighting Bruce Lee in Game of Death. The movie nod has to go to Kareem.
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Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:27:30 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=24995#comment-43876On the flight back from Utan in 1998 Jordan told Krause he was through and asked him to keep it to himself. (Krause honored that request.)
Not long after the 6th parade Phil Jackson got on his new motorcycle and headed out to find the meaning of life.

What’s left of the troika that won 6 titles? Scotty Pippen. He was around 33 at the time and – feet and back problems – he was damaged goods. Jackson is gone and Jordan is gone. Build a team around Scotty Pippen? Not gonna happen. In addition he wanted a long term big money contract. Not gonna happen. What did Krause do? Big money long term contract for Pippen in a sign-and-trade deal. with Houston. What did Pippen do after that? Nothing of any consequence.

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Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:45:04 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=24995#comment-43857Kareem sounds really stupid right now… I mean no disrespect because he is a pioneer in the game and the leading scorer all time… but… there is no way that you can say that Bill Russell or Wilt Chamberlain is the best player to ever play the game. First to Russell, rings aren’t everything, Sam Jones has 10… do people consider him a great? Bill was picked up by a great team who made a trade for him, they had the 2nd best record the year before and made a trade (meaning they were already a pretty good team). Secondly, his career average is only 15.1 ppg, so in an age where the numbers were so much higher and there were so many more shots taken, its obvious to see that he wasn’t the 1st or even 2nd scoring option on the team. As far as rebounding, you can’t argue that he wasn’t great, but then again, there were also way more shot being taken, so way more misses, so way more opportunities to rebound.

As far as Wilt, he was the most dominant in the span of 1959-1966 but after that… ehhh… pretty good. When you look at his record breaking numbers, the thing that is so different in his numbers would be the staggering amount of shots he took in a season. The season he averaged 50.4 ppg he took 3,159 shots!? Only shooting 50%! The most shots MJ ever took in a season is 2,279 when he averaged 37.1 ppg. It was a different game back then. It was bully-ball, give the ball to the only guy on the court above 6’8” and have him either make the shot or get fouled.

You can’t compare rebounding of a Center to a Shooting Guard as well… I respect you Kareem, but in no way, shape or form is any of the players you listed better than MJ and for that matter any player ever. The charisma, the drive, the clutch, the heart, the passion, the name, and the game… Greatest of ALL-TIME… Michael Jeffery Jordan…

-CReese

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Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:12:48 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=24995#comment-43840I stand corrected, looked it up and the shot clock was around for Wilt.
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Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:10:17 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=24995#comment-43839There was no shot clock, they just would hold the ball with a lead
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Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:09:36 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=24995#comment-43829When it comes to historical comparisons is scoring greatness simply about the numbers next to a name? Are we that gullible? Surely not :)
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Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:34:23 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=24995#comment-43826Yes-the talent pool was less diluted.
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Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:20:28 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=24995#comment-43825Game was faster in the 70’s and 80’s but not during Wilt’s prime.
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Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:22:41 +0000http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=24995#comment-43822I don’t ever read this column. Kareem’s letter was well worth my time. But, I would add a couple of additional points.
Expanding comparisons:
Movie credits:
Airplane Vs. Space Jam
The Goggles
The sky hook Vs. The dunk.
Oh yeah, as Kareem mentioned, all-time leading scorer.
Kareem was too humble to include another all-time great in the discussion.
By theway, what is Kareem’s ring count?
Nice work Kareem.
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